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[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by oltmannd</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by Limitedclear</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by oltmannd</i> <br /><br />[quote]QUOTE: <i>Originally posted by BNSFGP38</i> <br /><br />Remember the golden rule of railroading...........if it dont make dollars, it dont make sense. [8D] <br /> <br />The owner of the short line I was referring too is cash poor, he has alot of recieveables, but he aint getting his share of pie from the dreaded ( another thread) Guilford rail. Out of all his engines, 2 have the " official" scheme. One is still in its old faded jeans blue conrail paint, the other is a UP with a black sqaure covering the UP and the other is a orange switcher. <br /> <br /> Yeah it would be "cool" to have a matched fleet. But he needs to buy others things, like fuel and new ties. Belive me, he is a railfan first and has a tremendous amount pride, blood,sweat and tears invested...........despite his unmatched fleet. <br /> <br />While yes, it is " nicety" that locomotives look nice, and he does handle a passenger train every month or so, he just doesnt have the money. Right now, its more important to handle trains safely over new ties..... or to even have the fuel to handle them. <br /> <br /> <br />But some how, just some how.......the trains keep rolling.[2c] <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />Actually, the rule is "if it won't raise the stock price don't do it". <br /> <br />Making money is part of it, but even more important is making MORE money each year at a steady pace and convincing the market that: <br /> <br />1. this will occur <br />2. it will occur because you have a plan to make it happen <br />3. the plan is a good one <br />4. you have a track record of implementing your plans <br />5. management is competent and engaged <br /> <br />Your overall corporate image is a large part of this and clean, painted locomotives are a part of this. <br /> <br />Why do railfans obsess over paint? Might as well ask why they obsess over Alcos and Baldwins, too. Because their railfans! <br /> <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />The last part is true. I don't necessarily buy into the rest. I'm not necessarily saying I would never paint or wash locomotives if I owned (or managed) the railroad, but I think there are other things I would prioritize above paint. I also would have no trouble explaining that to my shareholders. <br /> <br />LC <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />You mean you just might paint'em all black, perhaps with some white lettering? Hmmm. Who does that? <br />[/quote] <br /> <br />The IC? <br /> <br />LC
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